"Simple, just throw money at it," Xiao Tian replied casually, shrugging his shoulders and pointing at the road beneath them. "I'll pay to have the road fixed for them, won't that do?"

"Where are you getting the money from?" Zi Ruoyan frowned. "If I recall correctly, your expenses aren't that high."

"It's far from enough to fix a road."

Indeed, this was a loophole.

Xiao Tian couldn't possibly tell Zi Ruoyan that the money he had came from the downfall of the Bloodcloud Pavilion.

However...

Xiao Tian smiled teasingly, "Your Majesty, don't forget, I'm your husband, the uniquely special prince of the Great Yan Dynasty. There are too many people who want to get to know me."

"During this time, I've received so many gifts that my hands are sore from counting money."

Though it was an excuse, it was also a fact.

Even if many in the court looked down on Xiao Tian, at least on the surface, they wouldn't show it.

In fact, quite a few people wanted to get acquainted with him.

Zi Ruoyan didn't doubt it, instead, she snorted coldly, "It seems there are quite a few wealthy people in our court."

"But I think it's not that simple, is it?"

Zi Ruoyan's sudden words made Zhong Ling and Liu Yan tense up.

Could it be that the Empress had discovered something?

It shouldn't be. Under the Prince's exaggerated cleanup, the Empress shouldn't have found any clues.

Then, Zi Ruoyan spoke again, "Just fixing a road shouldn't make the people so grateful to you."

Zhong Lishuang, who was walking alongside, also turned her head to stare at Xiao Tian.

The scene just now had a certain impact on her.

After all, to Zhong Lishuang, this prince was supposed to be uneducated and incompetent. How could he be so loved by the people of Qingyan Town?

Seeing that neither the Empress nor her mother believed it, Zhong Ling quickly spoke up, "Because the Prince can help the people of Qingyan Town live a good life!"

Zhong Ling's sudden words made Zi Ruoyan and Zhong Lishuang look over simultaneously.

"The wine from Qingyan Town is very good, but it's only sold in the Imperial City, making the town's people's lives a bit more comfortable, but not great."

"But the Prince has been giving advice to the people of Qingyan Town."

"According to the Prince, it's called brand packaging and hunger marketing. Anyway, Qingyan Wine is now particularly popular."

Beside her, Liu Yan suddenly chimed in with a deep voice, "Qingyan Mountain's water, good water makes good wine, Great Yan quality, a century-old town of wine."

Zhong Ling gave a thumbs up, her clear voice ringing out again, "Qingyan Wine, the wine of Great Yan, even the Empress says it's good!"

Liu Yan spoke again, "With the Prince's endorsement and Minister Zhong of the Ministry of Revenue's guarantee, Qingyan Wine has been renamed Empress Qingyan Wine, becoming the most high-end wine in the Imperial City."

"Now, a single jar of wine is hard to buy even with a thousand gold."

Zhong Ling nodded along, "It's foreseeable that with this Empress Wine, the people of Qingyan Town will only have better and better lives. How could they not like the Prince?"

Liu Yan and Zhong Ling spoke in perfect harmony, complementing each other flawlessly.

It was not a spur-of-the-moment act, but a well-rehearsed plan.

This way, they could conveniently explain why they had a special attitude toward Xiao Tian, so friendly.

Because although Xiao Tian had no cultivation, he was still a capable person.

The script was simply perfect!

"Your Majesty!" At this moment, Xiao Tian suddenly spoke, following the script he had rehearsed with Zhong Ling and Liu Yan, he was to deliver the final line.

Zi Ruoyan looked at Xiao Tian, their eyes met, and she could see the sincerity in his eyes.

Xiao Tian's expression was serious as he said, "Borrowing your name for this Qingyan Wine was out of necessity, the best solution."

"I know very well that I'm an ordinary person, without any power, unable to cultivate, basically a useless person."

"But..."

Beside him, Zhong Ling and Liu Yan silently lowered their heads, hiding their expressions.

Having witnessed Xiao Tian's actions firsthand, they couldn't bear to hear such words.

Ordinary person?

What kind of ordinary person could scare the Poison Swamp Elder, one of the six evils of the Black Soul Hall, into not daring to move?

What kind of useless person could punch three mountains into oblivion?

Just as the two felt awkward, the Empress suddenly interrupted Xiao Tian's words.

"Useless?" Zi Ruoyan snorted softly, her tone overwhelmingly domineering, "You're my man, the Prince of Great Yan, no one has the right to call you useless."

"Since you're my husband, using your wife's name to do something beneficial for the people, why not?"

"You don't need to worry, if anyone bullies you in the future, I'll cut them down with a sword!!"

Zhong Lishuang stood beside, smiling and shaking her head.

Young and arrogant, peerless in beauty, with a unique unmatched dominance.

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This was the Empress she served.

Zhong Ling and Liu Yan were speechless, turning their heads in unison to look at Xiao Tian. Although they greatly admired Empress Zi Ruoyan, but...

"…Well…uh." Xiao Tian opened his mouth, looking at the Empress before him.

Damn!

This damned woman!

Is she flirting with me?

Xiao Tian's thoughts were thrown into disarray by Zi Ruoyan's sudden domineering declaration.

But on second thought, this was a good thing.

He originally wanted the Empress to cover for him, to live comfortably, enjoying life, eating, drinking, and being merry.

Now, although the Empress was flirting with him, she had also turned this freeloading into something solid.

The allure of freeloading seemed even stronger.

With no one around, Xiao Tian suddenly smiled and bowed slightly to Zi Ruoyan, "Thank you, my incomparable beauty of a wife, Your Majesty!"

He finished in one breath, emphasizing the last two words.

"..." Zi Ruoyan raised an eyebrow slightly, withdrawing her gaze, "Smooth talker, I never liked such flowery words!"

With that, she quickened her pace, surpassing Xiao Tian.

At this moment, Zhong Lishuang came to Xiao Tian's side, "Prince, the Empress has always been strong-willed, dealing with her like a little girl won't work."

"So, do you understand?"

After saying this, Zhong Lishuang patted Xiao Tian's shoulder and quickly walked ahead.

After catching up with Empress Zi Ruoyan, Zhong Lishuang invited her to dine at her home.

As for Xiao Tian, hearing Zhong Lishuang's words, he shook his head.

Useless?

Xiao Tian, with his terrifying strength and keen eyesight, saw through Zi Ruoyan's veil when she quickened her pace and surpassed him.

He clearly saw the corners of her red lips gently lift.

She was smiling!

Clearly, Zi Ruoyan didn't dislike what she claimed.

She was quite receptive to his words.

There was a hint of delight.

"Tsk tsk, this Empress wife is a bit of a tsundere." Xiao Tian rubbed his chin, understanding.

Thinking of this, Xiao Tian slightly turned his head and said to Zhong Ling who was following.

"Your mother knows nothing!"

Zhong Ling widened her eyes, a question mark popping up beside her head.

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